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Wajood is a N. Chandra
directed Bollywood
film of 1998
. The film features Nana Patekar
and Madhuri Dixit
in lead roles. The story is a crime drama.
The film was rated "Below Average" at the box-office.
), who is born to a poor typist clerk, is a versatile character who wins trophies in dramas but is never appreciated by his father. While writing and directing dramas in his college he meets Apoorva (Madhuri Dixit
), a very rich girl, and falls madly in love with her. When she wins the Best Actress Award, she calls upon Malhar on stage and gives all the credit to him. Malhar misunderstands this gestures as Apoorva's love for him.
Meanwhile Apoorva and Nihal (Mukul Dev
) fall in love with each other. Nihal's father, who is a wealthy bureaucrat, decides to get them married. Malhar assumes that this marriage is against Apoorva's will and in his protest accidentally Nihal's father gets killed. Malhar is sent to jail. As Nihal looses his identity and status by his father's death, Apoorva's father breaks off her engagement. In jail, Malhar spends his days thinking of Apoorva, getting married to her, having a child and living happily with his father; all in one family.
Malhar escapes the jail and then starts making quick money out of wrong ways. He starts seducing rich women and then looting them. Nihal, a police officer now, happens to meet Apoorva, a journalist now, to solve the mystery of the 'stranger murderer' in the city. Finally when Malhar comes face to face with Apoorva, she tells him that she'd never loved him. Heart-broken Malhar is then caught and dies in the end.
N. Chandra
N. Chandra , born Chandrashekhar Narvekar, is an Indian producer, writer and director, known for his dark and loud films such as Ankush, Pratighaat, Tezaab and Narasimha, made as a film editor in the beginning of his career...
directed Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film of 1998
Bollywood films of 1998
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1998:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1998:-1998:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
. The film features Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
and Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...
in lead roles. The story is a crime drama.
The film was rated "Below Average" at the box-office.
Plot
Malhar (Nana PatekarNana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
), who is born to a poor typist clerk, is a versatile character who wins trophies in dramas but is never appreciated by his father. While writing and directing dramas in his college he meets Apoorva (Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...
), a very rich girl, and falls madly in love with her. When she wins the Best Actress Award, she calls upon Malhar on stage and gives all the credit to him. Malhar misunderstands this gestures as Apoorva's love for him.
Meanwhile Apoorva and Nihal (Mukul Dev
Mukul Dev
Mukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....
) fall in love with each other. Nihal's father, who is a wealthy bureaucrat, decides to get them married. Malhar assumes that this marriage is against Apoorva's will and in his protest accidentally Nihal's father gets killed. Malhar is sent to jail. As Nihal looses his identity and status by his father's death, Apoorva's father breaks off her engagement. In jail, Malhar spends his days thinking of Apoorva, getting married to her, having a child and living happily with his father; all in one family.
Malhar escapes the jail and then starts making quick money out of wrong ways. He starts seducing rich women and then looting them. Nihal, a police officer now, happens to meet Apoorva, a journalist now, to solve the mystery of the 'stranger murderer' in the city. Finally when Malhar comes face to face with Apoorva, she tells him that she'd never loved him. Heart-broken Malhar is then caught and dies in the end.
Cast
- Nana PatekarNana PatekarVishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...
as Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri / Col. Latti - Madhuri DixitMadhuri DixitMadhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...
as Apoorva Choudhury - Mukul DevMukul DevMukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....
as Nihal Joshi - Ramya Krishna as Shalini / Sophia / Amina
- Johnny LeverJohnny LeverJohn Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
as Inspector Rahim Khan (as Johny Lever) - Dr. Hemu Adhikari as Malhar's father
- Maya Alagh as Mrs. Abhijeet Joshi
- Gulzar as Himself (presenting award)
- Jagdeep as Bagh Singh
- Kunika as Mrs. Chawla
- Sanjay MishraSanjay Mishra (actor)Sanjay Mishra is an Indian actor and comedian who is best known for his character of Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup and also for his comedic act in the film All The Best. He made his film debut in the 1995 Indian musical film Oh Darling! Yeh Hai...
as Kanchan (camera operator) - Parikshat SahniParikshat SahniParikshit Sahni is an Indian film and television actor, who is most known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam and Gaatha ....
as Abhijeet Joshi - Tej Sapru as Apoorva's boss
- Shivaji SathamShivaji SathamShivaji Satam is renowned Indian TV serial and film actor. He has appeared in many Hindi as well as Marathi films. In Hindi his famous films are Vaastav, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Yeshwant, China Gate, Taxi No 9211, Jis Desh Me Ganga Reheta Hai, Hu Tu Tu. In Marathi he has got recognition through movies...
as Police Commissioner of Mumbai - Rajiv Varma as Mr. Choudhury (Apoorva's dad)
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aur Hum Tum" | Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya , born in Kolkata, is a leading Indian Bollywood playback singer. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award over five consecutive years. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009.... , Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards... |
| 2 | "Kaise Bataaoon Main" | Nana Patekar Nana Patekar Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J... |
| 3 | "Ki Toot Gayi" | Sapna Awasthi, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 4 | "Main Kya Karoon" | Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Main Sochta Hoon" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Sanam Tum Hum Pe" | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Kavita Krishnamurthy |
External links
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